Japanese Showa Boys School Photograph Student Military Uniform Black White PH145 kiku Nagano Prefecture

Nagano Prefecture

Characters on the inside: 瑞應寺 Zuioji temple

volunteer servant from ordinary people

It has a gold color small handle where a string is attached to facilitate utilization

Japanese Showa Boys School Photograph Student Military Uniform Black White PH145 kiku Nagano PrefectureVintage Japanese School Class Photograph This is an original vintage early Showa Era photograph of a class of students in black and white. The boys all wear school uniforms with caps that double as military uniforms for training. Around the time of WWII, schools introduced military education as a subject and included training on various categories of military activity including tactics, weaponry, first aid, etc. Black and white photograph Paper C1940